8th Grade STAAR Reading Vocab

brief statement of the main events of a story 

language that means more than what it says on the surface

an exaggerated, overly simplified version of an opposing point of view

the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot

this unreliable information is a technique used to mislead the reader

an expression with a meaning different  from the literal meaning of the individual words

the struggle or problem in the story that a character must resolve

where information comes from

the bulk of a story, during which the character works to resolve the problem

what a piece of writing is mainly about, THE BIG IDEA!

fiction that involves an event in history

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

dialogue 

similar to a sentence but in a poem

to feel excited and nervous at the same time

the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life (life lesson)

drawings or photographs that help  explain the text

a word part that can be added at the end of a word to make up a new word

the false assumption of an idea or a principle that is untrue

clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

where and when the story takes place

a practical lesson about right and wrong

When two words rhyme in the same line of poetry